The charity idea reminds me of Caltech's "Don Shepard Essay

The charity idea reminds me of Caltech's "Don Shepard Essay Contest", a grant by the Student Life office to encourage students to invent

> a program of self-enrichment outside of science

Students often forget that there is life outside of academics, because Caltech is a very demanding school in the sciences. So the Student Life office holds an essay contest and awards money based on ideas by students for special extra-curricular projects that explore other areas of life. Right now, the Student Life office's web site[1] is under re-construction, but you can find a sentence or two about the Shepard grants in the student guide "The Little T"[2].

[1] http://www.studentlife.caltech.edu/
[2] http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~littlet/Caltech_Services.html
Posted by Micah at 2005-02-18 09:24:37
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Passion for Life